Employer, Graduate School & Community Partners

Post Jobs & Internships to Handshake

Handshake is Nevada State’s online internship and job board for students and alumni. Through Handshake employers and their staff can*:

• Post vacancies for full-time, part-time and internship positions
• Advertise hiring and recruitment events
• Manage ALL college campus recruiting efforts at no cost (Handshake works with 800+ colleges and universities across the country including UNLV, UNR and CSN)
• View student profiles and message student talent within Handshake about your opportunities

*In order for your job or internship postings to be seen by Nevada State students and alumni, when you create an employer account it will first need to be approved by our staff. We reserve the right to deny any employer account or job or internship opportunity if it does not abide by our institution’s mission, values or our Career Services recruiting guidelines. Due to the high volume of employer account connections we receive, it may take 1-2 weeks for your employer account and / or job or internship posting to be approved.

To get started, please visit Handshake’s help center: https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/en-us 

Tips for Better Engagement with your Job / Internship Postings

Sometimes employers are concerned when they see little engagement with their job internship postings. There can be a few reasons for this:

• Your job / internship post or position was up for a short period of time. We always recommend leaving your posting open for around a month if possible. This allows ample time for students to see the posting and tailor their materials before applying. For internships specifically, we recommend posting a position 2 – 3 months in advance from when you would want the intern to start to allow the student enough time to apply and secure academic credit, if available.
• The details are vague.  If your post or role description and duties are too vague, students tend not to apply. Many scam postings tend to be very vague, therefore students may view your posting as a possible scam. 

If you would like support on how to maximize your recruiting efforts and make your postings stand out to applicants, contact our office to set a meeting with our Assistant Director of Employer Relations. 

Internships at Nevada State

Nevada State offers a flexible model for student interns. Depending on their program, students may be able to earn academic credit for an internship with your organization. Students at this time are not required to receive credit, though most who have the option will choose to. Employers must first be approved with the Career Services Center before academic credit can be offered to a student intern. Being an approved internship site can be a benefit for organizations that want to host student interns on a regular basis.

Prospective Internship Partners

If you would like to discuss an opportunity for a new partnership to host NS interns, please contact our office career@nevadastate.edu. We will set up a meeting to discuss the details of the internship opportunity to ensure it aligns with our guidelines and programs.

Sharing Internship Opportunities

To share an internship with our students, please post your opportunity to our online recruiting platform, Handshake. Your organization must be connected to Nevada State University in order for your position to be visible to NS students. Please see the Post Jobs & Internships tab for more information. 

Internships at For – Profit Organizations

In 2018 the Department of Labor established a new “primary beneficiary test” with FLSA Fact Sheet #71 that helps to determine whether interns and students working for “for-profit” employers are entitled to minimum wages and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).¹

Micro – Internships 

Nevada State partners with Parker Dewey, where organizations can connect to college talent through short-term, hands-on professional projects referred to as micro-internships. Micro-internships are paid opportunities lasting anywhere from 1 – 6 weeks that allow employers to receive support on timely projects and offers more flexible options to students. Micro-internships cannot provide college credit.

For more information, please visit Parker Dewey’s FAQ page: https://www.parkerdewey.com/faq

Internship Definition and Guidelines

To ensure that an experience—whether it is a traditional internship or one conducted remotely or virtually—is educational, and a valuable learning experience, Nevada State follows the internship definition and criteria outlined by the National Association of Colleges & Employers. Some criteria includes but is not limited to:

• The experience must be an extension of the classroom: a learning experience that provides for applying the knowledge gained in the classroom. It must not be simply to advance the operations of the employer or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.
• The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
• There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student’s academic coursework.
• There is routine feedback by the experienced supervisor. 

In addition to the definition from NACE, other important details that help to create a quality internship program include:

• Orientation and training for the intern
• Opportunity to network and meet colleagues and organizational leadership
• Intern is provided specific project/responsibilities at the start of the internship

Graduate School Information

Currently around 10 – 12% of our graduates go on to pursue a post-bachelorette degree immediately following graduation. We understand that sometimes an individual’s career goals may require that they attend a graduate program (i.e., become a Doctor) which is why we support efforts for our students and alumni to learn about and explore graduate school.

Annual Graduate School Expo

* For Fall 2025 we will be combining our Graduate School Expo with our Career Expo.

Every Fall (September / October) the Career Services Center brings institutions to campus to share information on their graduate and pre-professional programs. The event is open to all current Nevada State students, Nevada State alumni, and current students and alumni of any other NSHE institution (UNLV, UNR, CSN, TMCC, GBC, DRI). 

Event registration typically opens in Summer, and space is limited. We reserve the right to deny any graduate school program if it does not abide by our institution’s mission, values or our Career Services recruiting guidelines. Please contact our office or go on Handshake for more information or to register.

Other Events & Engagement Opportunities

The Career Services Center is always happy to discuss other opportunities to engage with our students and alumni outside of our annual Graduate School Expo.

Sponsoring the Career Services Center

Organizations can receive exclusive benefits by sponsoring the Career Services Center. Sponsors help us support our students and alumni with their career development and career readiness. 

Our Sponsors receive varying benefits such as:

• Logo and information displayed in the Career Services Center lobby
• Free registration for Career Expo(s)
• Named as a sponsor for the Scorpion Intern Funding Program
• Lunch N’ Learn event on-campus funded by Career Services
• Company added to Handshake collection(s)

Please contact our office for more information. 

Sponsoring Events

Career Services also offers the opportunity to sponsor individual events, specifically our annual Career Expos. Our Career Expo(s) are our highest attended events of the year, and sponsoring can significantly boost brand visibility and help increase interest in your organization. For more information about upcoming event sponsorship opportunities, please contact our office. 

Charitable Giving

Any individual or organization can make an online donation at any time to support the Career Services Center. To do so, please go to the university’s giving page and selecting the Career Services Center from the “I want to support” dropdown menu.

Charitable dollars are used to support many different initiatives through Career Services, including but not limited to our Scorpion Internship Funding Program which supports students participating in unpaid internships.

If you would like to learn more about NS’ new Giving Club Program and how you can boost your impact at Nevada State, please contact our Advancement Team at veronica.fischer@nevadastate.edu.

Career Closet 

The closet provides FREE career wear to current Nevada State students to help them build their professional wardrobe and discover their professional image. Our Career Closet is 100% donation based, so we are always accepting gently used or new business clothing items and accessories!

Donate

To see which items are acceptable for donation, please review our Donation FAQ sheet. To coordinate a donation drop-off, please contact our office at career@nevadastate.edu or call (702) 992-2611.

At this time we cannot accept monetary donations for the Career Closet.

History & Impact

The Career Closet is a program began in 2022 with just a couple of racks and a few dozen clothing items. Since then the closet has expanded exponentially and offers business professional clothing and accessories including but not limited to jewelry, ties and work appropriate bags. As of Fall 2025, we have provided 1,000+ pieces of professional clothing to over 300 individual students.

School of Nursing Recruitment

At this time the School of Nursing is not seeking additional clinical rotation / internship / practicum partners. Please contact the School of Nursing directly for additional information or questions: nursing@nevadastate.edu.

If you would like to post a job opportunity for our nursing students, go to the Post jobs & Internships tab.

School of Education Recruitment

At this time our programs in the School of Education are not seeking additional student teaching or practicum partners. This includes all programs in SoE; Teacher Education, Speech Pathology, Speech Language Pathology and School Psychology. Please contact the School of Education directly for additional information or questions: education@nevadastate.edu

If you would like to post a job opportunity for our School of Education students, please go to the Post jobs & Internships tab.

Below are strategies to engage with diverse students and showcase your organization’s dedication to diversity and inclusion.

Review Your Hiring Processes

• A best practice to support diversity and equity is to post all positions to Handshake to ensure all students have equal access.
• Write position descriptions with inclusive language.
• Evaluate whether your processes increase barriers to any population. For example, some interview technology is challenging to individuals with disabilities. 
• Reflect on which qualifications are truly required in order for an employee or intern to adequately complete the job/internship, which are preferred, and which could be taught upon hire. Interns, in particular, should not be expected to have the same level of skill as an employee as they are there to further develop those skills for future employment.

Acknowledge the Impact of Privilege

Try to assess the potential of the individual. Some students have responsibilities that affect their ability to be involved in student organizations, have internships or maintain high grades

• Make compensation competitive, transparent and equitable.
• Support scholarships and funding for internship programs. Contact the Career Services Center to see how you can help support the needs of our students.

Connect with Students One-On-One

• Engage in on-campus events and recruiting/networking opportunities to share your organization’s mission and opportunities with students.
• Create robust personal profiles on Handshake & LinkedIn and to tell your company’s story and include involvement in diversity and inclusion efforts. Encourage others in your organization to do the same.
• Respond timely when contacted by a student and, if you are not able to give your time now, suggest other professionals that could help.

Consider Your Brand

Ensure your organization’s presence consistently reflects your commitment and support of diversity and inclusion.

• Include a statement or additional content in your marketing materials that defines how diversity and inclusion supports your organization’s mission.
• Highlight your affinity/employee resource groups. If possible, beyond listing them, describe some of their activities or feature them within your news stories to show how people in your organization connect with each other.
• Join national organizations that support diverse populations and/or be involved in committees within general associations or chambers of commerce.
• Provide support and mentorship to new interns and employees to ensure they are successful in their roles and able to serve as ambassadors for your organization.